Welcome to our news and blogs section. Here you’ll find the latest developments and insights from across our longitudinal studies.
Professor Emla Fitzsimons is to take up the role of CLS director on 1 December 2025.
The Centre for Longitudinal Studies is inviting expressions of interest from experts wishing to join our Scientific Advisory Network (SAN).
New UCL research using harmonised data from four UK cohort studies shows the extent of the decline in cigarette smoking over the past five decades.
Harmonised data on the fertility histories of four British cohorts are now available for the scientific community to download from the UK Data Service.
Harmonised data on diabetes from five UK cohort studies are now available for the scientific community to download from the UK Data Service.
Harmonised data on asthma from five UK cohort studies are now available for the scientific community to download from the UK Data Service.
The research community can now access a range of polygenic scores from more than 30,000 people taking part in four of the UK’s national cohort studies.
Sexual minority women and bisexual adults are at the greatest risk of asthma, with disparities between them and their heterosexual counterparts worsening across life.
Among members of generation X, born in 1970, those who remained in education after age 18 had the best diet at age 46.
Female graduates are less likely than non-graduates to become parents by their mid-40s, with this ‘fertility gap’ driven primarily by women who were the first in their family (FiF) to attend university.
Data from the 1970 British Cohort Study (BCS70) Age 51 Sweep are now available to download from the UK Data Service.
Rates of obesity, high blood pressure and high cholesterol are lower among British adults in midlife compared to their counterparts in the US.
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